Tiguan Higher Flow Air Intake Options

[OZROD]

And for those who just want to remove the snow grate, I just did it. Took less than 5 minutes, lifted straight out, and didn't even get my hands dirty. I have no way of knowing if that made any difference, but I figured it couldn't hurt

[tigger73]

And for those who just want to remove the snow grate, I just did it. Took less than 5 minutes, lifted straight out, and didn't even get my hands dirty. I have no way of knowing if that made any difference, but I figured it couldn't hurt

From my testing I think you may get a modest increase. If you also installed a high flow panel filter you’d probably be able to get a measurable difference.

I think the filter element plays a decent part as well as the more direct flow path with the Racingline intake.


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[Melbourne_Tiggy]

From my testing I think you may get a modest increase. If you also installed a high flow panel filter you’d probably be able to get a measurable difference.

I think the filter element plays a decent part as well as the more direct flow path with the Racingline intake.


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Confirming a moderate increase. Snow grate removal was tested and there was a 3% increase in CFM:

Mk7 GTI Stock Airbox Snow Guard Modification

With a panel filter (AFE in this example) and snow grate removal, there was 5% better flow:

Mk7 GTI panel filter and snow guard modification

Turbo Inlet Pipe (TIP) shows some distinct gains over stock (note APR intake did not provide significant flow increase compared to the panel filter and snow grate removal):

TIP comparison - APR vs panel

APR intake and APR inlet pipe

Turbo Inlet pipe shoot out, Burger Motor Sport and MST with elbow take the lead:

Inlet pipe testing

The elbow gives a boost also....

[INASNT]

Confirming a moderate increase. Snow grate removal was tested and there was a 3% increase in CFM:

Mk7 GTI Stock Airbox Snow Guard Modification

With a panel filter (AFE in this example) and snow grate removal, there was 5% better flow:

Mk7 GTI panel filter and snow guard modification

Turbo Inlet Pipe (TIP) shows some distinct gains over stock (note APR intake did not provide significant flow increase compared to the panel filter and snow grate removal):

TIP comparison - APR vs panel

APR intake and APR inlet pipe

Turbo Inlet pipe shoot out, Burger Motor Sport and MST with elbow take the lead:

Inlet pipe testing

The elbow gives a boost also....

All these also increase intake noise alot.. DV+ also gives nice turbo noises when coming off the throttle.

If you really want a loud intake, disconnect the airbox and just have the turbo inletpipe, did this to see how it sounded when installing my intake parts...

[PDMJO]

From my testing I think you may get a modest increase. If you also installed a high flow panel filter you’d probably be able to get a measurable difference.

I think the filter element plays a decent part as well as the more direct flow path with the Racingline intake.


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Is there a reason you went with racingline as opposed to something else like APR or LEYO?

[tigger73]

Is there a reason you went with racingline as opposed to something else like APR or LEYO?

Yes I chose the Racingline intake for a few reasons.

Firstly I wanted a closed intake for low noise as opposed to an open/semi-open pod filter.

Secondly I needed an intake that allowed higher flows. The APR intake is not any better than stock intake with snow grate removal and a high flow panel filter. The Racingline is good for up to 600hp applications which is more than I’ll ever need.

Third I like the fact that it looks OEM finish. If you didn’t know what the stock airbox looked like you’d think it was factory.

Downside it is more expensive.


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[PDMJO]

Yes I chose the Racingline intake for a few reasons.

Firstly I wanted a closed intake for low noise as opposed to an open/semi-open pod filter.

Secondly I needed an intake that allowed higher flows. The APR intake is not any better than stock intake with snow grate removal and a high flow panel filter. The Racingline is good for up to 600hp applications which is more than I’ll ever need.

Third I like the fact that it looks OEM finish. If you didn’t know what the stock airbox looked like you’d think it was factory.

Downside it is more expensive.


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Thanks Tigger.

Looking into one for myself currently, but a bit overwhelmed by the amount of choice.

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

Looking a bit deeper, as much as I like the Racing Line intake - it runs, what appears to be a foam filter.

Are there other products out there that look like OEM but run a cotton pod inside or a larger panel filter? I could get Impossible Fab to make me a custom box, but then it will just look like my jap crap car at home..

I like the whole looks stock look with euros.

[Beedub]

I like the look of the Racingline setup, so much that I'm considering the whole package (R600 intake, silicone hose, highflow turbo inlet, and turbo muffler delete) on my Wolfie, but I've seen reports of the foam filter disintegrating. There's a couple of video's on youtube.

I did find a filter replacement from another company that lets you swap out the foam.
MST VW-R6 Replacement Air Filter Kit For VW Racing R600

[tigger73]

I like the look of the Racingline setup, so much that I'm considering the whole package (R600 intake, silicone hose, highflow turbo inlet, and turbo muffler delete) on my Wolfie, but I've seen reports of the foam filter disintegrating. There's a couple of video's on youtube.

I did find a filter replacement from another company that lets you swap out the foam.
MST VW-R6 Replacement Air Filter Kit For VW Racing R600

Nice work! I think I might look at heading down this path when I need to replace the foam filter. And yes I've seen the pics of filters that have disintegrated possibly through over-oiling??

[Beedub]

Hard to say tigger, most of the video's apparently report low mileage (10K miles and under), some think it may be heat related. Given the age of most of the video's I'm inclined to think Racingline have addressed the issue with a new type of foam as the replacements looked different to the previous ones.

Just keep an eye on yours, you don't want that stuff getting sucked into your engine!

[Sharkie]

Foam filters generally have no oil .... its the cotton filters (K&N typically) that need oil.

I have a MST on the Golf and can say I have been very impressed with it. Have had custom and APR Carbonios before on other cars before and do rate the MST as 1 of the best so far. I'd be seriously looking at a MST if I had a Tig Mk2.

That said my K&N Typhoon on the Mustang is awesome too.

[Melbourne_Tiggy]

If anyone is after a BMC drop in air filter for the Tiguan 162 TSI, Sparesbox has 20% off, ends up being $80.76 and includes a free BMC filter cleaning kit:

BMC FB756/20

I’ve had this drop in for over 16k km and it’s doing really well, annual clean and oil is recommended.

[INASNT]

I have this filter in mine also

[OZROD]

This looks good, but I can't see the filter cleaning kit? Scrap that, I see it's added in automatically.